Practice question
A borrower fails to repay an ordinary civil loan. No fraud, dishonored-check offense or other crime is alleged. The creditor requests jail solely to force payment. Which is best?
- The creditor controls jail admission
- Every default authorizes arrest
- The Constitution bars imprisonment merely for the debt
- The interest rate creates criminal jurisdiction
- A demand letter is a conviction
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Sections 19-21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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